Maxi Priest
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Biography
[Edit]Christened the "King of Lovers Rock" by his fans, British reggae star Maxi Priest was one of the most internationally popular reggae singers since Bob Marley. Priest's pop and modern R&B influences didn't exactly endear him to reggae purists, but they gave him a strong crossover appeal that paid off in the trans-Atlantic chart-topper "Close to You." At times he strayed too far from his reggae roots to deliver a true stylistic hybrid, but his silky-smooth voice was ideally suited for light, romantic material, and his best music was as sensual as it was soulful.
Priest was born Max Elliott on June 10, 1962, in the Lewisham area of London. He was the eighth of nine children, born to parents who had emigrated from Jamaica several years before his birth. His mother was active in the Pentecostal church, and the family grew up singing gospel music together; Maxi would later convert to Rastafarianism, upon which point he changed his name to Maxi Priest. He was working as a carpenter when he was invited to build speaker boxes for the prominent Saxon International sound system. It wasn't long before his contacts there discovered that he could sing as well, and soon he was participating in live dancehall shows; in 1984, he and Paul "Barry Boom" Robinson also co-produced Phillip Levi's "Mi God Mi King," the first U.K.-born reggae single to hit number one in Jamaica.
Priest signed with Virgin Records and released his debut album, You're Safe, in 1985. A more traditional reggae set than his subsequent releases, it featured production by Robinson and live instrumental backing from the band Caution, and spun off the U.K. hit "In the Springtime." His 1986 follow-up, Intentions, featured two more U.K. successes in "Strollin' On" and the Van Morrison cover "Crazy Love." However, it was 1988's Sly & Robbie-produced Maxi Priest that ranked as his true breakthrough; his Top 30 cover of Cat Stevens' "Wild World" gave him his first American hit, and another cover, Robert Palmer's "Some Guys Have All the Luck," kept his hit streak alive in the U.K. Elsewhere, he embraced slinky lovers rock grooves to a greater extent than ever before, and even made a rare detour into social consciousness with the Beres Hammond duet "How Can We Ease the Pain?."
Now hugely popular in the U.K., and on his way in the U.S., Priest recorded what would become his biggest-selling album, Bonafide. Released in 1990, it climbed up the charts by virtue of the steamy, Soul II Soul-influenced single "Close to You," which went all the way to number one on the American pop charts. Follow-ups "Just a Little Bit Longer" and "Space in My Heart" failed to duplicate its success Stateside, although "Peace Throughout the World" and "Human Work of Art" were both popular in Britain. The hits collection Best of Me was rushed out in 1991, not long after Priest teamed with Shabba Ranks for the dance-club hit "House Call," and not long before another Priest duet, the Roberta Flack collaboration "Set the Night to Music," climbed into the U.S. Top Ten. Nonetheless, Priest's next album, 1992's Fe Real, was a solid outing but a commercial disappointment; neither of the American singles, "Groovin' in the Midnight" or the Shaggy duet "One More Chance," made much of an impact either. After a supporting role in the movie Scam, Priest took a sabbatical from recording for a few years to concentrate on launching his own U.K. label, Dugout.
Priest returned in 1996 with Man with the Fun, the most crossover-oriented album in his catalog to date. It spun off a U.S. and U.K. Top 20 hit in "That Girl," another duet with Shaggy. Despite its dancehall flavor, much of the album found Priest moving away from the lovers rock that had made his name. That trend continued on 1999's CombiNation, which focused predominantly on hip-hop and smooth soul balladry. Duet singles, guest appearances, and a 2003 U.S. tour with Joan Osborne, Bootsy Collins, and Motown's the Funk Brothers took the singer to his 2004 album 2 the Max. It was followed in 2007 by the album Refused, while 2008 saw him hit the road with UB40 and collaborate with the band on the single "Dance Until the Morning Light." In 2012 the Maximum Collection set rounded up both his global and Jamaican singles, while two years later, the album Easy to Love arrived on the VP label with Sly & Robbie and Beres Hammond among its guests.
Title: Groovin' in the Midnight / Dreaming - EP
Artist: Maxi Priest
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dancehall, World Music, Dance Pop
Title: Maxi Priest Special Edition - EP
Artist: Maxi Priest
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Reggae, Dancehall, World Music
Title: Anything You Want (feat. Estelle, Anthony Hamilton & Shaggy) - Single
Artist: Maxi Priest
Genre: Reggae
Title: United State Of Mind
Artist: Maxi Priest, Robin Trower, Livingstone Brown
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Blues Rock
Title: Best of Me
Artist: Maxi Priest
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall, World Music
Title: The Best of Maxi Priest
Artist: Maxi Priest
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Reggae, Dancehall, World Music
Title: Man With the Fun
Artist: Maxi Priest
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Reggae, Dancehall, World Music
Title: Listen2TheCall (Acoustic Mix)
Artist: Beenie Man, Wayne Marshall, Diana King, Barrington Levy, Maxi Priest, Junior Kelly, Beres Hammond, Junior Reid, Toots Hibbert, Marcia Griffiths, T. O. K., Nadine Sutherland, Robbie Shakespeare, Chevelle Franklyn, Tarrus Riley, Pam Hall, Sly Dunbar, Alaine, Earl " Chinna " Smith, Roy 'Gramps' Morgan, Mutabaruka, Carlene Davis, Bubble, Terry Lynn, Luciano, Cherlne Anderson, Susan Couch, Una Morgan, Jenieve Bailey, Brian Gold, Bo Peep, Harry " T "
Genre: Reggae
Collections
Title: Diesel Bounce Riddim Refueled - Single
Genre: Reggae
Title: All Stars Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: Heartbeat Reggae 2000
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Strictly Lovers Rock
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ooh Baby Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: Necessary Reggae
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Lovers
Genre: Reggae
Title: Strictly the Best, Vol. 12
Genre: Reggae
Title: Birch - Dreams Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: Birch Presents: Us Against the World
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven: Stop the Fighting
Genre: Reggae
Title: International Reggae Vol 1 Platinum Edition
Genre: Reggae
Title: Paradise Island Music
Genre: World Music
Title: Jamaican Lovers Rock Meets British Lovers Rock
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Strictly the Best Vol. 22
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Harp Riddim
Title: Pebbles and Bullets
Genre: Reggae
Title: Joe Frasier "Round 1"
Genre: Reggae
Title: Bust a Move, Vol.4
Genre: Reggae
Title: UK Lovers Rock Gold
Genre: Reggae
Title: Mafia & Fluxy Present Strictly Vocals
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Fight the Reggaelution
Genre: Reggae
Title: Reggae Tag Team Selection The Return Platinum Edition
Genre: Reggae
Title: Electro Vibes Chill Out, Vol. 3
Genre: Electronica
Title: Roots & Culture Selection Volume 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: Roots & Culture Selection Vol 1 Platinum Edition
Genre: Reggae
Title: Foundation Music
Genre: Reggae
Title: Jamaica 50 Lovers Rock
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Reggae Downloadz, Vol. 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: I Love Ragga
Genre: Reggae
Title: Romantic Flava Honey Moon Suite, Vol. 1
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: International Reggae
Genre: Reggae
Title: Compact Disc Club - Sunshine Reggae CD 3
Genre: Reggae
Title: Maxi Dance Sensation Vol. 2 CD 2
Genre:
Title: I Love Reggae CD 2
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Four Decades Of Dance CD 13
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Now! That'S What I Call Music 12
Genre: Ambient, Breakbeat , Electronica, House, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, New Wave, Punk, World Music, Latin, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Synth Pop, Funk, Classical
Title: Now The Music - Cover Classics
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Maxi Dance Sensation COLLECTION Volume 02 CD2
Genre: Disco
Title: Massive Hits! 80s Remix
Title: Absolute Reggae (CD. 1)
Genre: World Music
Title: Exitos Internacionales CD01
Genre: Pop
Title: Summer 80s CD1
Title: Chilled R & B - Smooth Classics (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Sky Radio Zomer Hits Top 101
Genre: Club/Dance, DJ/Remixes, Pop
Title: Absolute Summer Hits 2012 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Back To Reality (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 1990 CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 1996 CD5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Pure 90s Pop CD2
Genre: Rock
Title: Wavemusic, Vol. 15
Genre: Lounge
Title: Pop Classics Top 100 2012
Genre: Pop
Title: Bravo Hits - Best Of '90
Genre: Euro House, Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Title: The Best From The West Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop
Title: Irie Reggae Hits Best Of Chill
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dub
Title: Massive Hits! Nineties (CD2)
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Power Pop, Pop
Title: Reggae Stories Age (CD1)
Title: Absolute 90s (CD3)
Title: 350 Famous Hits Of 90th (CD 11)
Genre: Rock, Club/Dance, Pop
Title: 101 Ultimate 80s
Genre: Retro
Title: Pure Love (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Latin, Country, Pop
Title: Romantic Dance (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Reggae, DJ/Remixes, World Music
Featuring albums
Title: Shabba Ranks: Greatest Hits
Artist: Shabba Ranks
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dancehall, Dance Pop
Title: Shabba Ranks and Friends
Artist: Shabba Ranks
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dancehall, Dance Pop
Title: The Best of Shaggy
Artist: Shaggy
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dancehall, Dance Pop
Title: Nightlife
Artist: Paul Taylor
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Smooth Jazz
Title: Mr Lover Lover - The Best Of Shaggy... (Part 1)
Artist: Shaggy
Genre: Reggae, World Music, Latin
Title: Softly With These Songs: The Best Of Roberta Flack
Artist: Roberta Flack
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Best Of Shabba Ranks
Artist: Shabba Ranks, DJ Dane One
Genre: Reggae, Dub, Dancehall, DJ/Remixes, Pop